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Sophia du Plessis

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First Name:Sophia
Middle Name:W.F.
Last Name:du Plessis
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RePEc Short-ID:pdu244
http://ekon.sun.ac.za

Affiliation

Department of Economics
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
University of Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch, South Africa
http://www.ekon.sun.ac.za/
RePEc:edi:desunza (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Sophia du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Krige Siebrits, 2019. "The limits of laws: traffic law enforcement in South Africa," Working Papers 08/2019, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics, revised 2019.
  2. Stan du Plessis & Sophia du Plessis, 2018. "Which comes first: good governance or prosperity? A historical experiment from the South African Republic and the Orange Free State," Working Papers 02/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
  3. Sophia du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel, 2014. "Slave prices and productivity at the Cape of Good Hope from 1700 to 1725: did all settler farmers profit from the trade?," Working Papers 17/2014, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics, revised 2014.
  4. Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel & Sophia du Plessis, 2013. "Slave Prices and Productivity in the 18th Century at the Cape of Good Hope: The Winners and Losers from the Trade," Working Papers 385, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  5. Sophia du Plessis & Stan du Plessis, 2012. "Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century," Working Papers 01/2012, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
  6. Stan du Plessis & Sophia du Plessis, 2009. "A new and direct test of the ‘gender bias’ in multiple-choice questions," Working Papers 23/2009, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
  7. Sophia du Plessis, 2007. "Democracy and the feedback mechanism in Botswana," Working Papers 10/2007, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
  8. Sophia du Plessis, 2006. "Institutions and Institutional Change in Zambia," Working Papers 16/2006, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Sophia Du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel, 2015. "Slave prices and productivity at the Cape of Good Hope from 1700 to 1725: Did everyone win from the trade?," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 9(3), pages 289-330, september.
  2. Dieter von Fintel & Sophia Du Plessis & Ada Jansen, 2013. "The Wealth Of Cape Colony Widows: Inheritance Laws And Investment Responses Following Male Death In The 17th And 18th Centuries," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 87-108, June.
  3. Sophia Du Plessis & Stan Du Plessis, 2012. "Happy in the Service of the Company: The Purchasing Power of VOC Salaries at the Cape in the 18th Century," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(1), pages 125-149.
  4. Stan Du Plessis & Sophia Du Plessis, 2006. "Explanations for Zambia's economic decline," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(3), pages 351-369.
  5. S.A. Du Plessis & S.W.F. Du Plessis, 2005. "Regulatory Takings," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 73(1), pages 121-132, March.

Citations

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Blog mentions

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  1. Sophia du Plessis & Stan du Plessis, 2012. "Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century," Working Papers 01/2012, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

    Mentioned in:

    1. Lessons from the Cape Colony
      by Johan Fourie in Johan Fourie's Blog on 2012-03-15 15:30:02
    2. Lessons from the Cape Colony
      by Johan Fourie in Johan Fourie's Blog on 2012-03-15 15:30:02

Working papers

  1. Sophia du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Krige Siebrits, 2019. "The limits of laws: traffic law enforcement in South Africa," Working Papers 08/2019, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics, revised 2019.

    Cited by:

    1. Jason Bantjes & Sophia du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Krige Siebrits, 2021. "Better enforcement is essential, but may be inadequate: Findings of a survey on the factors affecting payment of speeding fines in Cape Town, South Africa," Working Papers 03/2021, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    2. Liliana de Abreu & Anke Hoeffler, 2020. "Safer Spaces: The impact of a reduction in road fatalities on the life expectancy of South Africans," Working Papers 18/2020, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    3. Sophia du Plessis & Bjoern Hartig & Ada Jansen & Krige Siebrits, 2019. "Improving payment of traffic fines with financial incentives: Discounts versus penalties," Working Papers 18/2019, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

  2. Stan du Plessis & Sophia du Plessis, 2018. "Which comes first: good governance or prosperity? A historical experiment from the South African Republic and the Orange Free State," Working Papers 02/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Johan Fourie, 2018. "Cliometrics in South Africa," Working Papers 14/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    2. Gwaindepi, Abel, 2019. "Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910," African Economic History Working Paper 44/2019, African Economic History Network.

  3. Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel & Sophia du Plessis, 2013. "Slave Prices and Productivity in the 18th Century at the Cape of Good Hope: The Winners and Losers from the Trade," Working Papers 385, Economic Research Southern Africa.

    Cited by:

    1. Dieter von Fintel & Sophia Du Plessis & Ada Jansen, 2013. "The Wealth Of Cape Colony Widows: Inheritance Laws And Investment Responses Following Male Death In The 17th And 18th Centuries," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 87-108, June.

  4. Sophia du Plessis & Stan du Plessis, 2012. "Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century," Working Papers 01/2012, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Johan Fourie, 2018. "Cliometrics in South Africa," Working Papers 14/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    2. Johan Fourie & Jan Luiten Zanden, 2013. "GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The National Accounts of a Slave-Based Society," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 81(4), pages 467-490, December.
    3. Jörg Baten & Johan Fourie, 2015. "Numeracy of Africans, Asians, and Europeans during the early modern period: new evidence from Cape Colony court registers," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 68(2), pages 632-656, May.
    4. Johan Fourie & Dieter von Fintel, 2011. "A History With Evidence: Income inequality in the Dutch Cape Colony," Working Papers 0007, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History.
    5. Johan Fourie & Kris Inwood & Martine Mariotti, 2022. "Living standards in settler South Africa, 1865-1920," CEH Discussion Papers 07, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.
    6. Robert C. Allen, 2019. "Real wages once more: a response to Judy Stephenson," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 72(2), pages 738-754, May.
    7. Johan Fourie & Frank W. Garmon Jr., 2022. "The settlers’ fortunes: Comparing tax censuses in the Cape Colony and early American Republic," Working Papers 05/2022, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    8. Pim de Zwart, 2011. "Real wages at the Cape of Good Hope: A long-term perspective, 1652-1912," Working Papers 0013, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History.
    9. Sophia du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel, 2014. "Slave prices and productivity at the Cape of Good Hope from 1700 to 1725: did all settler farmers profit from the trade?," Working Papers 17/2014, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics, revised 2014.
    10. Jerven , Morten & Austin , Gareth & Green, Erik & Uche , Chibuike & Frankema , Ewout & Fourie , Johan & Inikori , Joseph & Moradi , Alexander & Hillbom , Ellen, 2012. "Moving Forward in African Economic History: Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources," African Economic History Working Paper 1/2012, African Economic History Network.
    11. Bokang Mpeta & Johan Fourie & Kris Inwood, 2017. "Black living standards in South Africa before democracy: New evidence from heights," Working Papers 10/2017, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    12. Willem H. Boshoff & Johan Fourie, 2015. "When did globalization begin in South Africa?," Working Papers 10/2015, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    13. Martins, Igor, 2019. "An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders," African Economic History Working Paper 43/2019, African Economic History Network.
    14. Patrizio Piraino & Sean Muller & Jeanne Cilliers & Johan Fourie, 2013. "The transmission of longevity across generations: The case of the settler Cape Colony," Working Papers 14/2013, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    15. Johan Fourie & Nonso Obikili, 2019. "Decolonizing with data: The cliometric turn in African economic history," Working Papers 02/2019, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

  5. Sophia du Plessis, 2006. "Institutions and Institutional Change in Zambia," Working Papers 16/2006, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Stan du Plessis, 2011. "Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous future, or down a rabbit hole?," Working Papers 17/2011, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Sophia Du Plessis & Ada Jansen & Dieter von Fintel, 2015. "Slave prices and productivity at the Cape of Good Hope from 1700 to 1725: Did everyone win from the trade?," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 9(3), pages 289-330, september.

    Cited by:

    1. Johan Fourie, 2018. "Cliometrics in South Africa," Working Papers 14/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    2. Martins, Igor & Cilliers, Jeanne & Fourie, Johan, 2019. "Legacies of Loss: The intergenerational outcomes of slaveholder compensation in the British Cape Colony," Lund Papers in Economic History 197, Lund University, Department of Economic History.
    3. Martins, Igor, 2019. "An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders," African Economic History Working Paper 43/2019, African Economic History Network.
    4. Clarke, Damian & Llorca-Jaña, Manuel & Pailañir, Daniel, 2021. "The Use of Quantile Methods in Economic History," IZA Discussion Papers 14659, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Martins, Igor & Cilliers, Jeanne & Fourie, Johan, 2023. "Legacies of loss: The health outcomes of slaveholder compensation in the British Cape Colony," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).

  2. Dieter von Fintel & Sophia Du Plessis & Ada Jansen, 2013. "The Wealth Of Cape Colony Widows: Inheritance Laws And Investment Responses Following Male Death In The 17th And 18th Centuries," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 87-108, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Rijpma, Auke & Cilliers, Jeanne & Fourie, Johan, 2018. "Record Linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel," Lund Papers in Economic History 172, Lund University, Department of Economic History.

  3. Sophia Du Plessis & Stan Du Plessis, 2012. "Happy in the Service of the Company: The Purchasing Power of VOC Salaries at the Cape in the 18th Century," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(1), pages 125-149.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Stan Du Plessis & Sophia Du Plessis, 2006. "Explanations for Zambia's economic decline," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(3), pages 351-369.

    Cited by:

    1. Ruba A. Aljarallah & Andrew Angus, 2020. "Dilemma of Natural Resource Abundance: A Case Study of Kuwait," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440198, January.
    2. Sophia du Plessis, 2006. "Institutions and Institutional Change in Zambia," Working Papers 16/2006, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    3. Stuart John Barton, 2016. "Policy Signals and Market Responses," Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-137-39098-1, February.
    4. Broadberry, Stephen & Gardner, Leigh, 2014. "African economic growth in a European mirror: a historical perspective," Economic History Working Papers 56493, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.

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  1. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (5) 2012-02-20 2013-11-29 2014-10-13 2017-08-06 2018-01-29. Author is listed
  2. NEP-AFR: Africa (4) 2006-11-18 2007-07-13 2012-02-20 2018-01-29
  3. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2006-11-18 2007-07-13
  4. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (2) 2013-11-29 2014-10-13
  5. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2013-11-29
  6. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2007-07-13
  7. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2013-11-29
  8. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2019-06-24
  9. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2019-06-24
  10. NEP-TRE: Transport Economics (1) 2019-06-24

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